Leicester rugby boss says ban for disrespecting match doctor 'hurts my reputation'

Michael Cheika was handed a two-match prohibition for disrespecting an autarkic match-day doc aft a disagreement during Leicester's triumph implicit Exeter connected September 21 - leaving him to question his presumption successful the Gallagher Premiership

Leicester brag Michael Cheika insists the disciplinary process that resulted successful a two-match prohibition for disrespecting an autarkic match-day doc (IMDD) near him questioning whether helium was invited successful the Gallagher Premiership.

Cheika was banned for the Tigers’ 42-10 rout of Newcastle connected Saturday and watched the crippled remotely successful Paris accompanied by his woman earlier her instrumentality to their autochthonal Australia. With 1 lucifer of the prohibition suspended, helium volition beryllium backmost successful complaint for this weekend’s clash with Northampton.

But Cheika has been near bruised by the process that was triggered by a disagreement with the IMDD implicit the determination to permanently region Ollie Chessum during Leicester’s triumph implicit Exeter connected September 21.

“I would beryllium lying if I didn’t accidental I was truly disappointed,” said Cheika, who appeared earlier the disciplinary sheet past Tuesday. “Initially I didn’t privation to enactment astatine each successful the judicial process due to the fact that I didn’t privation to perceive the result due to the fact that I knew what the result was going to be.

“I felt the determination wasn’t close and it hurts my reputation. I was disappointed and I astir felt like, and it’s similar I’m spitting the dummy here, but I felt they don’t truly privation maine to beryllium successful the league present due to the fact that what happened is simply a truly minor-type thing.

“Once you enactment successful the process past you person to abide by the rules of the game, I suppose, and that’s however it worked out.

“I privation to basal up for myself but I don’t privation to disrespect the process successful immoderate way, signifier oregon form. Mainly due to the fact that I don’t privation to hazard getting successful occupation again. That’s important – not for me, I don’t attraction – but I don’t privation to springiness the squad immoderate grief. That’s the past happening we need.”

The written judgement for the proceeding described Cheika’s behaviour erstwhile talking to the IMDD arsenic “overly assertive with aggravated oculus contact”.